Clean water, found when the CCCC was building the tunnel, would be channeled to the tanks for community use.
"We are proud to be part of the development of this particular water project that will enable more than 40,000 people in Kimuka area and the larger Kajiado County to access clean water," Guo said.
Mungai said the project will transform the locals' lives.
"I look forward to witnessing clean water gushing from the ever dry tap in my homestead," she said. "My children will share in this joy because they have also experienced the pain of acute water scarcity."
Community leaders in the expansive Kajiado County, which is part of Nairobi-Naivasha SGR corridor, praised the CCCC for initiating the project as part of its corporate social responsibility.
"As a community, we are proud to witness the launch of a project that will address critical water needs of people living in villages and fast growing urban centers," said Kajiado Governor Joseph Ole Lenku.
He lauded the CCCC for financing livelihood projects in his county that include feeder roads, health centers and boreholes.
Janet Teiya, Kajiado representative in the National Assembly, said the CCCC-funded water projects will have a profound impact on health, food security and productivity of local population.
"We are happy to have a water project that will greatly benefit vulnerable population groups like women, children and nomads. This water can also be harnessed to promote irrigated farming in this region," Teiya said.
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